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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:11 AM Oct 2022

Soaring Inflation Pushes Halloween Candy Prices Scary High [View all]

Maybe we can release some from our candy reserves.

The cost of candy ingredients, such as flour and sugar, has surged more than the overall inflation rate, leaving many customers with sticker shock ahead of Halloween

wsj.com
Soaring Inflation Pushes Halloween Candy Prices Scary High
The cost of candy ingredients, such as flour and sugar, has surged more than the overall inflation rate, leaving many customers with sticker



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Soaring Inflation Pushes Halloween Candy Prices Scary High

The cost of ingredients such as flour and sugar has surged more than the overall inflation rate

By Alyssa Lukpat
https://twitter.com/AlyssaLukpat
alyssa.lukpat@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 25, 2022 10:32 am ET

Soaring inflation has already strained home buyers, drivers at the gas pump and people buying plane tickets.

Now it’s coming for shoppers in the Halloween candy aisle, too.

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